| Otago Volts | |
| Captain: | Luke Georgeson |
| Coach: | Ashley Noffke |
| Founded: | 1864 |
| Ground: | University Oval |
| Capacity: | 3,500 (can be increased to 6,000 by use of temporary seating) |
| First Fc: | Canterbury |
| First Fc Year: | 1864 |
| First Fc Venue: | Dunedin |
| Title1: | Plunket Shield |
| Title1wins: | 13 |
| Title2: | The Ford Trophy |
| Title2wins: | 2 |
| Title3: | Men's Super Smash |
| Title3wins: | 2 |
The Otago cricket team, nicknamed the Volts since the 1997–98 season,[1] are a New Zealand first-class cricket team which first played representative cricket in 1864.[2] The team represents the Otago, Southland and North Otago regions of New Zealand's South Island. Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket.[3]
Cricket was first played in Otago in 1849, the year after the province was settled by Europeans, and the Otago Cricket Association was founded in 1876.[2] [4] The Otago representative team played in the first match which is considered to have first-class status to have been played in New Zealand, a January 1864 fixture with Canterbury which was part of a four team tournament which also included Southland and an English team led by George Parr which was touring Australia.[2] [3] [5]
The modern Otago team plays most of its home games at the University Oval in Dunedin, but occasionally plays games at the Queenstown Events Centre, Queen's Park Ground in Invercargill and Molyneux Park in Alexandra. The team plays first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches against other New Zealand provincial sides, although in the past has also played against touring sides.
the team's head-coach is Ashley Noffke[6] and the captain is all-rounder Luke Georgeson.
1924–25, 1932–33, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1987–88
1987–88, 2007–08
2008–09, 2012–13
See also: List of New Zealand first-class cricket records. [7]
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, 16 players were awarded contracts to play for Otago. In addition, Jacob Duffy and Glenn Phillips were both awarded New Zealand Cricket central contracts for the season. Other, non-contracted players may play for the side during the season.[8] [9] [10] [11]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 13 April 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| 21 | 10 December 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm spin | ||||
| 12 | 21 March 2000 | Left-handed | |||||
| 6 | Jacob Cumming | 14 December 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| 3 | Zac Cumming | 4 July 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| 32 | 2 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | New Zealand central contract | |||
| 11 | 20 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||||
| 26 | 14 April 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain. Holds dual Irish/New Zealand citizenship | |||
| 7 | 7 August 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||||
| 31 | 13 July 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Holds dual British/New Zealand citizenship | |||
| 36 | Llew Johnson | 1 February 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| 17 | 24 March 2000 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||
| 27 | 8 June 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| 10 | 4 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| 86 | 10 August 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||||
| 8 | 15 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| 6 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | New Zealand central contract[12] | ||||
| 27 March 2004 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break |
University Oval is used in Dunedin, with occasional matches in Invercargill (Queen's Park) and at the Queenstown Events Centre. Many matches have been played at Molyneux Park in Alexandra in recent decades, particularly during the Christmas-New Year holiday season. The warm, dry summer climate of Central Otago can make for better cricketing conditions than the wetter coastal areas. Oamaru (Whitestone Centennial Park) has been used in the past but not recently.
See main article: List of Otago representative cricketers. New Zealand
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